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The Next All the President's Men-for State and Municipal Corruption Six Degrees of Corruption - The Fleecing of a City is a whistleblower true crime investigation that exposes how a forged police certification in Methuen, Massachusetts spiraled into one of the most disturbing municipal scandals in recent American history. Described by early readers as "the All the President's Men of state and local government," the book peels back the layers of deception, failed oversight, and political protectionism that allowed corruption to flourish unchecked. When investigator and Desert Storm veteran L.P. Smith was hired to verify a single police officer's credentials, he uncovered a systemic pattern of misconduct that reached from city hall to the state's highest offices. The result was a forged certification, obstructed investigations, and prosecutors who collectively refused to act-eleven separate times. Built on a 203-page investigative report authored by Smith and validated by forensic testing, Six Degrees of Corruption blends true crime storytelling with investigative journalism and criminal justice analysis. Over 100 embedded QR codes link readers directly to original documents, recordings, and exhibits, allowing them to review the same evidence the investigator used to build his case. Few nonfiction works deliver this level of transparency or access. The story reveals how local corruption metastasizes into state-level dysfunction-how regulators look away, prosecutors retreat, and politicians protect their own. It demonstrates that corruption doesn't just happen in Washington; it begins in city halls, police departments, and oversight agencies that place loyalty above law. At once shocking and deeply researched, Six Degrees of Corruption - The Fleecing of a City is a wake-up call to anyone who still believes corruption is "someone else's problem." It is a detailed, document-based warning of what happens when public trust is traded for political convenience-and a rare look at the investigative process that exposes it. For true crime readers, investigative journalists, political science scholars, and anyone who believes accountability still matters, this book is not just a story. It's evidence.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798993347523
  • Publisher: True Crime
  • Publisher Imprint: True Crime
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 454
  • Returnable: N
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  • Weight: 652 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8993347522
  • Publisher Date: 22 Oct 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
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  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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